Author(s): Mamede, R ; Costa, C ; Djokovic, D
Date: 2023
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/5027
Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
Subject(s): En bloc endometrial desquamation; Endometrial/physiology; Endometrial self-repair; Endometrium; Menstruation; MAC GIN
The human endometrium is a unique tissue capable of repeated degradation, loss and self-repair in response to fluctuating levels of sex steroids, in a tightly regulated process. It takes place hundreds of times in a woman’s lifetime, manifesting as vaginal expulsion of blood mixed with cellular debris for a period of several days. The aim of this work is to present a case of en bloc endometrial desquamation in a teenage patient using combined oral contraception. Several mechanisms are proposed, although further studies are needed to better understand this extremely rare phenomenon.
